Late June Weddings in Gloucester
The fashionable event was the marriage of Harry Hawkins Colony of Keene New Hampshire and Miss Lucia Mitchell at the Unitarian Church in Gloucester. The ceremony was conducted by Rev J B Greene with John J Colony as best man and a large party of ushers and maids of honor. The couple's summer home will be in Chesterfield New Hampshire. Grand guests included Major Calef and other notable society figures from Boston Orange and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Harry Hawkins
Keene
N. H
Lucia Mitchell
Allen Rogers
Unitarian Church
J. B. Greene
John J
Hobart Ames
North Easton
George A
Pittsburg
Joseph B
Charles
George O. Stacy
Eliza B. Bowers
Charlotte H. Pierce
Portland
Kate
Chesterfield
Major Calef
U.S.A
B. H. Catef
Orange
N. J
B. K. Calet
Major Shreve
Boston
W. P. Baldwin
J. Avery
Baldwin
Newton Centre
Joshua Coit
Coit
Winchester
Miss Chandler
Chicago
John Shepard
Howard
Springfield
Graduation Exercises of New England Conservatory Class of ’89
The New England Conservatory Class of ’89 staged graduation in Sleeper Hall with senior girls in Greek robes performing plastiques and tableaux d art. A novel parliamentary debate by the graduates followed, supported by the Germania Orchestra as guests arrived and departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Conservatory
College of Oratory
Sleeper Hall
Samuel R. Kelley
Helen Louise Howe Hill
Capri
Kate Julia Whiting
Rio
Florence Vaughan Hopkins
Anna Ward Chappell
Marguerite
Faust
Emma Amelia Berry
Stella Maria Haynes
Ella Elizabeth O’brien
Minnie Augusta Miller
Kelly
Miriam Cecilia Jehu
Annie R. Hayford
Ann Ward Chappell
Ethel Wait Grubbs
Annie Rebecca Hayford
Ellen Eliza Kingsbury
Jennie Lyndh
Minnie Rayford Williams
Germania Orchestra
Scientific Exhibition at Boston College Commencement Week
An event during Boston College Commencement Week showcased student demonstrations on topics such as The Nebular Hypothesis The Chemistry of Hydrogen The Metals Sodium and Potassium The Chemistry of Gunpowder. George V. Leahy Frank W. Maley James J. McCarty Thomas J. Condon Dennis P. Crimmins and others presented with assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston College
College
James and
Concord Streets
George V. Leahy
Frank W. Maley
Thomas J. Condon
Daniel J. McSweeney
Williams College Concert Features Notable Quartet
Williams College in Williamstown held a commencement concert with college music and rousing encores. Notable was soloist A W Francis 90 and F J Cox 89 performing Prodigal Son. Banjo Club and a Williams Amherst baseball shout drew crowds. Our Boys play at Sigma Phi social. prelude to Amherst Williams game with 400 Amherst visitors. Phi Beta Kappa triennial dinner at Greylock Hall with Dr Bascom absent.
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Williams College
Williamstown
Williams
A. W. Francis
F. J. Cox
Banjo Club
Amherst
Clarke
Wilson
H. J. Byron
Sigma Phi
Cuthbert Hall
Brooklyn
N. Y
Francis L. Stetson
Bliss Perry
E. H. Griffin
Commencement Week Draws Large Attendee List at Dartmouth
At Dartmouth College June 24, commencement promises to be highly attended. Visitors include Senator Blair ex-Governor Prescott and judges Veazey Nesmith and Smith. Prize events filled the College Church with a long program and prizes funded by alums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dartmouth College
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
H. W. Blair
B. F. Prescott
W. G. Veazey
Vermont
G. W. Nesmith
Franklin
Isaac W. Smith
Manchester
Agriculture
Agricultural College
Concord
New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
George QO. Nettleton
St. Paul
Frederick Nettleton
Rollins
Morse
Lockwood
College Church
Continental Congress
Depew
Edward Thomas Sumner Lord
Limington
Bulwer
Water Seager Sullivan
Troy
Curtis
George Sherman Mills
Newport
Hugo
William Cogswell, Jr
Salem
Mass
Conkling
Ingersoll
Christian Peder Andersen
St. Johnsbury
Burns
Henry Patterson Blair
Thomas
Chickamauga
Tomorrow’s Gasian Classes Plan Held
The classes of 139, 749, 59, 69, 79, 84, S6 and 87 hold Gasian tomorrow morning. The event aims to organize activities for these groups with campus notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gasian
Wesleyan final meeting approves new gym and classrooms
At Wesleyan University Mippietown Conn June 24 the examining committee commended the institution and recommended immediate erection of a new gymnasium and classroom buildings. Prizes were awarded to numerous students including Mary Graham Arthur Arch Lillie Cany Fred Davenport and others. At 2 pm the senior class marched out for Class Day exercises with speeches poems and presentations. A large audience attended the glee club concert at 7:30 pm followed by the junior promenade at 10 pm in Armory Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan University
Mippietown
Conn
Wesleyan
Mary Graham
Middletown
Arthur W. P. Arch
Highwater
Kan
Wise Morrill
Fred M. Davenport
New Milford
Penn
Weeks
Peirce
Lillie B. Cany
Fitchburg
Mass
Goode
Willian B. Eaton
Springfield
Romig
Reed
E. A. Noble
Brooklyn
N. Y
P. Parker
North Gorham
F._ fl. Goodrich
Waterbury
Mattie J. Beech
Ea Bowden
Spring City
Bi. S. Furnel
Milton
John A. Bergstrom
Parker and Scranton
W. A Thompson
Bridgeport
Richard E. Bell
New York
E. T. Merritt
West Eaton
Phi Beta Kappa
J. M. Rayner
Greenport
Rice Mathematic
F. B. Littell
Scranton
Sherman
Edward L. Rice
Albert L. Crowell
Lynn
Ayer
Nelson C. Hubbard
Wheelock
W. Va
W. E. Smyser
Chambersburg
van Vlick
I. M. Davenport
K. M. Davis
Seymour
H. F. Manderville
F. L. Johnson
J. W. Eggleston
F. B. Faber
Seymour, Conn
Yale Scientific School Holds Graduation Exercises at Sheffield Hall
Graduates gathered in New Haven on June 24 for Yale Scientific School exercises. Speakers included Leland Howard Hartford on Coal Breakers, William B. Newberry New Haven on Sand Meyers Method, and Irwin Row Chicago on Gas Works History. Prizes awarded to students across civil and mechanical engineering, mathematics, chemistry, German, physics, and other studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale Scientific School
New Haven
Frank A. Busse
William Bb. Morrison
Willimantic
Frank B. Rich
Noyes D. Church of
Woodbridge
George P. Starkweather
Burtn D. Blair
Collinsville
Arthur E. Booth
Peacedale
R. I
Delancey A. Cameron
Brooklyn
Theo C. Janeway
New York
Noyes D. Church
Edw. O. Sutton
Springfield
Mass
Charles H. Saunders
Hartford
Bowdoin Honors And Memorial Hall Tribute
The junior prize declamation at Bowdoin College awards first prize to G. B. Chandler and second to Percy W. Brooks. A new general alumni catalogue by Professor G.T. Little lists alumni with degrees and honors. Memorial Hall gains brass tablets honoring fallen soldiers with Maine foliage motifs and state regiments noted.
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Bowdoin
Brunswick
Memorial Hall
G. B. Chandler
Percy W. Brooks
G.T. Little
Thomas H. Hubbard
Maine
Fredericksburg
Cedar Mountain
Gettysburg
Showdoin
Norwich University Cadets Begin Encampment Ahead of Commencement
Norwich University at Northfield Vermont began camp on the parade ground and will encamp through June 27 for commencement. Colonel R P Hughes inspected the corps praising its drill. The extensive schedule includes field day sports Sheldon prize speaking alumni meeting and a Theta Chi banquet. Thursday features graduating exercises and reviews by Governor Dillingham with Edmonds Orchestra concert and cadet hop. Reunion year is expected to draw many old cadets and alumni.
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Norwich University
Northfield
R. P. Hughes
United States Army
Luesday
Sheldon
Alpha Sigma Pi
Theta Chi
Dillingham
Edmonds
Orchestra of
Boston
Pottery Trust Contemplated In New Jersey
Reports from Trenton say five potteries favor forming a trust to economize manufacturing and traveling expenses. Each pottery would produce a single line, with one salesman handling the joint goods to reduce duplication and cut costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Wonderful Recovery of Sight in Waterbury
John Mc Donald, 64, of Waterbury Connecticut, regained sight after over thirty years of total blindness. After a recent illness he could see his hand a few inches away and has since recognized friends from his youth, though he suffered dizzy spells and heard a snapping sound in his head during illness. Doctors call it an unparalleled case.
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Waterbury
Conn
John McDonald
Fire Records Roundup of Urban Blaze Damages Across Cities
Multiple fires reported June 2 to June 24 across New York and New England caused property losses ranging from 2500 to 300000 dollars. Notable incidents include the Vanderbilt House in Syracuse destroyed with no deaths, St Bernard Church fire in West Newton likely from heated coal, and a Manhattan Brass Company fire with a 300000 dollar loss fully insured.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Vanderbilt
Newton
St. Bernard Catholic
West Newton
Queen of London
Snn of
London
National of
Hartford
New York
Manhattan Brass Company
First Avenue
White
Bellevue Hospital
Stamford
Conn
John Ockershausen
Ellsworth
Monroe Young
Avuntista
Carson
Togus
James Holmes
Newburyport
Charles H. Coffin
Visiting Medical Men Dine as AMA Opens at Newport
Boston hosts a reception for the American Medical Association as leaders from New York Philadelphia Milwaukee and Chicago attend. Newport reporters note the AMA opens sessions tomorrow with officers J N Love C W Dalles and J L Gray among those elected. editors of medical journals meet at the Casino.
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Henry O. Marcy
Boylston Street
American Medical Association
Newport
R. 1
America
Boston
H. D. Didama
New York
New York Medical Association
A. Gihon
United States Navy
William J. Atkinson
Philadelphia
Alfred Loomis
L. H. Sayre
J. H. Murphy
St. Paul
Reed
Middleport
Baldwin
R.E
Association of Editors of American Medical Journals
Dy. Brodie
Detroit
W. 0. Wise
Danbury
Conn
New England Monthly
T. D. Crothers
Hartford Journal of
J. N. Love
St. Louis
C. W. Dalles
J. L. Gray
Chicago
Association of
United States Army
A Street Car Monopoly Debate in Boston Letters
H J defends street railway management in Boston against critics who call it a monopoly. He argues service improvements, notes open horse cars offer airflow and forward-facing seating, and counters claims about elevated lines and health bans. He urges prioritizing public convenience and air quality while acknowledging some complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir—Lask
Boston
West End Railway Company
West Hnd Railway Company
Corporation
Board of Health
H. J. Boston
General Cameron Growing Weaker in Lancaster
Evening dispatch from Lancaster Pennsylvania reports General Cameron growing weaker by the hour. He remains conscious but only barely, with 1:30 a m note saying he is alive and expected to survive the night unless a sudden change occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Lancaster
Penn
Bank cashier pleads guilty to forgery in the second degree
Charles I. De Baun assistant cashier at National Park Bank pleaded guilty to forgery in the second degree. He was sentenced to five years and seven months in State prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles I. de Baun
National Park Bank
State
Injured by a cave-in at Salem
A sewer trench caved in on Roslyn street today burying John Cooper under sand and breaking two ribs along with other injuries. Patrick McGarr escaped with minor bruises while William Cunningham was struck by a sailing derrick and hurt above the head.
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Salem
Roslyn Street
John Cooper
Patrick McGarr
William Cunningham
Ogdensburg Railroad Report Details Freight and Grain Growth
The Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad annual report for year ending March 31, 1889 compares to 1888, noting higher freight tonnage and grain throughput, elevated earnings would have occurred at prior rates, and recounts the wartime rate battle in New England. It covers elevator grain of 6,300,998 bushels, the Ogdensburg Transit Company formation, sinking fund bonds due 1890, and fiscal prospects amid rate discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad Company
New England
Ogdensburg
Ogdensburg Transit Company
Michigan
Central Vermont
Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain
Smith
Mrs Hayes in grave condition at Fremont
Despatch reports Mrs. Hayes sinking slowly with pulse 127 and temperature 102.4. Doctors Dis, Rice and Hitbish attend at the Hayes mansion as death nears within hours. Family and relatives watch by the bedside. Harrison telegraphs condolences.
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Cleveland
Fremont
Ae Harrison
Williston Seminary Trustees Report Elocution Prizes
East Hampton June 24 trustees met and reviewed officers and annual reports. Elocution competition this evening awarded Jickin gon Whitney prizes with Adelphi prize going to George C. Richmond and Gamma Sigma prize to George Wardman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hampton
Williston Seminary
Adelphi
George C. Richmond
Gamma Sigma
George Wardman
Houghton Nickerson Wedding in Winter Hill
Miss Mabel Elise Nickerson and Frank Edward Houghton were married yesterday at Winter Hill Universalist Church Somerville. Rev L P Coddington officiated. Best man H W Dunmore. ushers A H Houghton C J Houghton A Tf Nickerson Jr Wa Crampney. Organist A W Newcomb. Couple to honeymoon in the White Mountains and reside in Winter Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Houghton
White Mountains
Winter Hill
Harvard Law Faculty Chooses LL B Graduates
Harvard law faculty recommends 28 candidates for the degree of LL B including Stephen Arnold Bailey Stephen Smith Bartlett Edward Everett Blodgett William Cowper Boyden Ira Hull Bronson William James Dolan and Edward Clarence Wright. An attempted dynamite blast at Harvard College hospital on Holmesfield failed. police suspect students sought excitement. Scholarships and an upcoming Phi Beta Kappa oration by Edward J Phelps are announced with events at Sanders Theatre at noon.
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Harvard Law Faculty
Academic Council
Stephen Arnold Bailey
Stephen Smith Bartlett
Edward Everett Blodgett
William Cowper Boyden
Ira Hull Bronson
William James Dolan
Ford
Arthur Fay Foster
Lewis Pierce Frost
Albert Augustus Gleason
Grinstead
George Henry Kattenhorn
Henry Ernest Oxnard
Osgood
Smith Winthrop
Edward Clarence Wright
W. Williams
Everett Verzines Abbot
William Francis Bacon
Ernest Lee Conant
Thomas Hovey
Gage
Charles Mandeville Ludden
Alfred Edward McCordie
George Read Nutter
Joseph Newell Palmer
Gerard Godfrey Ruel
Edward Terry Sanford
Edward Irving Smith
Frank Dugan Swope
Harvard College Hospital
Holmesfield
Harriman
Duncey
M. A. Winkler
Palfrey
W. A. Beaviey
W.F. Pillsbury
Matthews
G. A. Reisner
H. RB. Lathrop
K. G. Leavitt
GA. Bunker
F. W. Thayer
Bowditch
W. F. Giese
F. E. Haynes
C. H. Moore
Sewall
L. Babbitt
R. EB. W. Bassett
W. Paul
H. B. Rogers
R. Albee
Shattuck
L. E. Partriage
G. L. Hunter
Pennoyer
W. A. Lefavour
Bassett
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Edward J. Phelps
England
Percival Lowell
Sanders Theatre
Obituaries note deaths of Judge E Leland and Rev William Beecher
Judge E Leland of Ottawa Illinois died at 77 born in Maine son of Sherman Leland who led the Massachusetts Senate. Rev William Henry Beecher brother of Henry Ward Beecher died at 87 in Chicago after a long ministry and service as a home missionary. Remains of Beecher interred at Mt Auburn Boston.
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E. §. Leland
Ottawa
Ill
Maine
Sherman Leland
Massachusetts Senate
Leland
Illinois
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Fremont
William Henry Beecher
Chicago
Henry Ward Beecher
William H. Beecher
Lyman Beecher
East Hampton
L. L
Yale
Massachusetts
Reading
North Brookfield
Grant
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Boston
Waterman Seeks Reelection Amiddenied Nomination Rumors
Attorney-General Waterman signals a second term and dismisses rumors of a GOP challenge. He notes no known contenders, cites routine tenure in office, and says his constitutional vote was a personal matter not affecting his duties. Pillsbury’s support is described as aligned with Waterman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterman
Berkshire
Pillsbury
Mr. Pilsbury
Mr. Pillsbury
Harvard Class of 1889 Farewell Dinner at Brunswick
The Harvard class of 1889 held its farewell dinner last evening at the Brunswick. I. E. Parker presided, J. H. Ropes served as secretary, and G. B. Painter was toastmaster. Carlton Hunneman read a poem and Mr. Ropes delivered an oration. About 150 members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Brunswick
I. E. Parker
J. H. Ropes
G. B. Painter
Carlton Hunneman
Ropes
Granada Ashore 60 Miles South of Manzanillo
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company steamer Granada, which departed San Francisco on June 13 for Panama, is ashore sixty miles south of Manzanilla. All passengers and crew are safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Granada
Panama
Manzanilla
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Edward Bradbury
Pleasant Street
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Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Mt. Auburn Street
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School Street
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No. 12
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Columbia Street
Dorchester
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N.Y
N. E. RR
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Market Street
Brighton
Warren Avenue
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Fulton Site
Sheriff’s Sale
Suffolk
John B. Fitzpatrick
Richards & CO
Vermontpany
Thomas Sanders
KR. R. Station
Haverhill
Manchester Mills
Joan C. Palfrey
H. H. Teer
Bedford ST
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Needlewoman’s Friend Society
Women’s Educational and Industrial Building
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